The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
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The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Mindfulness is the miracle by which we master and restore ourselves.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Vo-Dihn Mai, • The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
This observation is not an objectification of the mind: it does not establish distinction between subject and object. Mind does not grab on to mind; mind does not push mind away. Mind can only observe itself. This observation isn’t an observation of some object outside and independent of the observer.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Vo-Dihn Mai, • The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
A person who looks at the table and can see the universe is a person who can see the way.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Vo-Dihn Mai, • The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Every object of the mind is itself mind.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Vo-Dihn Mai, • The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
“There are two ways to wash the dishes. The first is to wash the dishes in order to have clean dishes and the second is to wash the dishes in order to wash the dishes.”
Thich Nhat Hanh, Vo-Dihn Mai, • The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
The essential thing is not to let any feeling or thought arise without recognizing it in mindfulness, like a palace guard who is aware of every face that passes through the front corridor.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Vo-Dihn Mai, • The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Each act is a rite, a ceremony. Raising your cup of tea to your mouth is a rite. Does the word “rite” seem too solemn? I use that word in order to jolt you into the realization of the life-and-death matter of awareness.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Vo-Dihn Mai, • The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Resolve to help that person get out of his present situation through the most silent and unpretentious means possible.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Vo-Dihn Mai, • The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Recall a simple and ancient truth: the subject of knowledge cannot exist independently from the object of knowledge. To see is to see something. To hear is to hear something.